Pharrell Williams in Rolling Stone discusses how he has helped shape popular culture from the 1960s counterculture movement to working with the Obama administration. Rolling Stone magazine outlines its large readership and social media following as well as its focus on covering youth culture, music, and politics. The document highlights Rolling Stone's partnerships, events, and marketing capabilities and its efforts to expand its coverage of music genres and stories about influential figures in popular culture.
2. Pharrell Williams in Rolling Stone
There’s something
happening in the
ether, and you know
about it or you don’t.
And if you know,
it’s probably because
you’re somewhere
engineering the
change.
“
”
6. THE MAGAZINE
12.7 Million Readers
SOCIAL MEDIA
8.5 Million+ Followers
REACH An Audience of 35 Million
THE SITE
14.4 Million Uniques
7. Defining the Social Conversation
3.5 Million
Bigger than Vanity Fair,
GQ, Esquire, Details, Maxim,
Complex & Vice…
COMBINED
INSTAGRAM
477,000
TUMBLR
405,000
FOURSQUARE
303,000
2 Million
Bigger than GQ, Esquire,
Details & Spin…
COMBINED
1.7 Million
Bigger than Vanity Fair,
GQ, Esquire, Details, Maxim,
Complex & Vice…
COMBINED
REACH
8. Youth: Median Age, MRI Spring 2013
Influence: My family/friends often ask for and trust my advice about 15+ topics (Index)
PRINT AUDIENCE Young & Influential
High Influence
Low Influence
Old Young
ESPN
GQ
MAXIM
SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED
EW
WIRED
VANITY FAIR
THE NEW YORKER DETAILS
THE ATLANTIC
10. MARKETING
In-house capabilities: Campaign Development, Branded Creative,
Video and Photo shoots, Talent Alignment and Contracting
Hyundai featuring Perry Farrell & family
14. 35+ Stories A Day
85% Content Unique To Website
Responsive Design
Enhanced User Experience
& Functionality
Broader Scope Of Coverage
Innovative Advertising Products
Increased Original Video Creation
14 Million Monthly Uniques
RE-IMAGINED
15.
16. CONTENT Maximum Engagement and Social Sharing
2 Million Visitors
4.3 Million Pageviews
305K likes on Facebook
3.9 Million Visitors
6.7 Million Pageviews
256K shares on Facebook
2.7 Million Visitors
14.6 Million Pageviews
6:20 Min/Visitor
17. comScore Media Metrix Core Reports; March 2014
INDEX 171
First Among Friends To Own / Buy /
Use The Latest On Music
INDEX 187
Who Have Bought Tickets To Music Concerts
In The Last 6 Months
INDEX 205
First Among Friends To Own / Buy /
Use The Latest On Politics / Current Events
INDEX 179
Frequently Advise Others On Current Events
DEMOGRAPHICS
Male: 62%
Female: 38%
Median Age: 34
HHI: $80,442
Education: Any College +78%
AUDIENCE
18. REACH
GROWTH CHART
APRIL 2013
8,642,652
UNIQUES
APRIL 2014
14,395,191
UNIQUES
+67% GROWTH
8.8 Million Uniques
DESKTOP
MOBILE
56 Million Page Views
5.5 Million Uniques
4:43 MIN./VISIT
1:19 MIN./VISIT
Source: Google Analytics
21.2 Million Page Views
Editor's Notes
Over 50 Years Rolling Stone has been a media brand that defines “What Matter Now”
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Because change has always been a constant. And from the start Rolling Stone was created to be the arbiter of the change happening throughout our culture. What Pharrell is saying here is that there are two kinds of people, those who understand an embrace the change and those who don’t. Rolling Stone has always been the magazine for those who make change.
60”s = Jerry Garcia
70’s = David Bowie
80’s = Madonna
90’s = Eddie Vedder
2013 = Pharrell
And the reflection of the cultural force behind all of it is Rolling Stone. Today, yesterday, tomorrow; no matter how the platform shifts, Rolling Stone will represent the optimism, the empowerment, and the belief that youth culture can make the world a more interesting place.
What was once described as the counter-culture is now just the culture. It’s a shared set of modern values, ideas that were once considered radical or impossible, now seem almost laughably commonplace.
It may seem like we’ve moved quickly recently on issues like same sex marriage, but the truth is that the process started long ago, in Haight-Ashbury, and continues on into the future.
With 34 million points of contact including
12.7 million in print
12.4 million digital:
7.9 million on desktop
4.3 million mobile
I can’t tell you which platform is our most important, 5 years ago the answer would have been easily print. Today the answer is all of the above.
And no magazine media brand creates more social energy than Rolling Stone. When something appears on a Rolling Stone platform, the new Will Ferrell cover, our picks for Top 50 Albums of the year, or photos from one of the summers hottest festivals, it immediately generates the social heat that helps our brand and the brands of our advertising partners resonate.